At SolveClimate News, Maria Galluci writes, In Seattle, Real Estate Sector to 'Green' Its Buildings as Economic Fix-It:
Seattle is greening its cityscape in a bid to boost its sluggish real estate market ? all while cutting global warming emissions and slashing energy costs.Industry leaders have banded together to spearhead a high-performance building initiative ? the first of its kind nationwide ? that sets ambitious sustainability and efficiency goals for privately owned buildings in the heart of the city.
The Seattle 2030 District aims to drive up property values, reduce vacancy rates, lower operating costs and create ongoing employment in retrofitted and newly constructed buildings downtown.The idea is to rebrand the city as a hub for environmentally conscious businesses and residents and inspire similar urban development efforts across the country.
"Building owners and operators see it as a competitive advantage for the city," Brian Geller, the initiative's executive director, told SolveClimate News."Architects and engineers see it as an economic opportunity just to drive initial work. All of the stakeholders are excited about what it can do for the city as a whole," he said. ?
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HoundDog reported on the pitiful state of Congress in "Most Anti-Environment House of Representatives in History Tries to Do More Damage": "Frances Beinecke, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, warns us on their Switchboard that the Most Anti-Environment House In US History Tries To Do More Damage. Tea Party leaders in the House have dramatically stepped up their assault on America?s environmental and public health safeguards. Last week alone they used about 50 floor votes and more than 30 policy riders on spending bills to undermine the protections that keep our air safe, our water clean, and our public lands intact."
boatsie lamented the lethal impact of the drought in Somalia: This is the Children's Famine: "Today, amidst unconfirmed reports that drought has already claimed the lives of over 10,000 Somalis since June, heavy rainfall added to the misery in Mogadishu, where 10,000 families from the famine struck regions already reside in 50 camps. Thousands more from "Bay, Bakool, Lower Shabelle, Lower Juba and Upper Juba ... remain without shelter, food, water, proper sanitation and bathing," according to Speroforum World Africa."
Sofia, six, carries her little sister Suada, 24 months old, to the Save the Children outreach center in Lagbogol, Kenya. Their mother left with their surviving livestock and Sofia is now in charge of looking after her sister. Photo By Save the Children Espa�a
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